GOP Governor Sanford Implies Rush Limbaugh Is An "Idiot"

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

ThinkProgress flags this line from an interview Real Clear Politics did with Republican Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina in which he calls Rush Limbaugh an idiot, albeit indirectly. Asked for his reaction to the idea that some conservatives, most notably Limbaugh, are hoping that Obama's presidency fails, Sanford replies (bold font is mine):

I don't want him to fail. Anybody who wants him to fail is an idiot, because it means we're all in trouble. But I do think, in that same vein, if you've looked at the pages of history, if you've looked at the pages of economic data that I've looked at over a long period of time -- I've got a masters in business from the University of Virginia, I've worked up in New York in finance -- if you've looked at that kind of stuff and you legitimately think that something ain't going to work, you'd be cheating him and cheating yourself if you didn't lay it out and call an ace an ace in terms of where you're coming from.

Sanford makes the distinction between legitimately believing a plan is not going to work and explaining your reasons why, and just openly rooting for a presidency to fail, as Limbaugh has, no matter what the cost to the nation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/sanford-rush-limbaugh-is_n_170041.html

[kysrsoze]

1. Yeah, too bad he checked his balls at the door and apologized to Limbaugh the next day

Somebody in that party needs to tell the rest of that party to wake-the-f*** up! They have Rush Limbaugh telling them all what to do. Then again... maybe they should keep listening to him.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

3. are you sure youre not talking about that congressman from georgia??

[DrDan]

4. that was Phil Gingrey - the cretin from Ga

[Hekate]

2. It appears that by calling out Limbaugh in the first place, Obama forced the hand of the Repub Party

... leaders, to declare themselves either with Limbaugh or against him.

Clearly there's at least one that thinks he's an idiot.

Hekate

[Baikonour]

5. They're all turning on one another.

It's so fun to watch.

[zbdent]

6. oh, you know he really wanted to use that phrase ...

when's the last time you heard "call an ACE an ACE"? The phrase is "call a SPADE a SPADE" ...

[Grown2Hate]

7. Or as my old boss used to say almost daily, "He don't mince words.

He calls a spade a fuckin' shovel".

[ddeclue]

9. Ummm first thing I noticed too..

racist asshole...

:argh:

[firedupdem]

8. Now Sanford continue to stand up! If he apologizes to Rush

or makes an excuse for his comment, I'll know for sure they are done!